CVE-2020-7080
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA buffer overflow vulnerability in the Autodesk FBX-SDK versions 2019.0 and earlier may lead to arbitrary code execution on a system running it.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Autodesk FBX-SDK versions 2019.0 and earlier during FBX file parsing. This memory corruption issue can be triggered by a specially crafted FBX file, allowing an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution on the target system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2019.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate FBX-SDK installationSearch for FBX-SDK libraries (fbxsdk.dll on Windows, libfbxsdk.so on Linux) in common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Autodesk\FBX or /usr/local/lib, or check your application's dependencies and third-party libraries.Affected if FBX-SDK libraries are found on the system
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Determine installed FBX-SDK versionRight-click the fbxsdk.dll file, select Properties, then查看 Details tab for version information. On Linux, run 'strings libfbxsdk.so | grep -i version' or check the library file metadata.Affected if The version is 2019.0 or earlier, or the version cannot be determined but the library predates 2019
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Identify applications using FBX-SDKSearch application manifests, dependencies, or check which installed software bundles the FBX-SDK. Look for 3D modeling, animation, or game development tools that may include FBX support.Affected if Any application on the system uses the FBX-SDK library
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Check for FBX file processing activityReview your system for FBX file handlers or processors. Check if applications like Blender, Maya, 3ds Max, Unity, or Unreal Engine are installed and can open .fbx files.Affected if Applications capable of parsing FBX files are installed and used on the system
The system is affected if FBX-SDK version 2019.0 or earlier is installed AND any application on the system can process FBX files, as the buffer overflow triggers during FBX file parsing.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the FBX-SDK to a version newer than 2019.0 (consult Autodesk for the specific patched version). If immediate updating is not feasible, sanitize or restrict untrusted FBX input files and consider sandboxing FBX processing components.
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